Educational Leadership - November 2011

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Extending Our Theme Online Big Changes in a Small School abbi roehrborn, rhonda opelt, and Chad hanson

Three teachers together revamp their tests to reward mastery.

The Case of the Illogical Grades

lissa Pijanowski

A Georgia district coordinates a differentiated grading system

Journal Staff

for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Margaret M. Scherer, Editor in Chief

Deborah Perkins-Gough, Senior Editor

How I Overhauled Grading as Usual

amy M. azzam, Senior Associate Editor

laurie amundson
naomi thiers, Associate Editor

A math teacher transforms her assessment system and finds

teresa K. Preston, Associate Editor

that her students learn more.

lucy robertson, Assistant Editor

Judi Connelly, Senior Graphic Designer

EL Study Guide

Mike Kalyan, Production Manager

teresa Preston
Katy Wogec, Rights and Permissions Manager

Brittany Bowen fleming, Advertising Manager

Inservice Guest Blogger

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thomas r. Guskey
Gene r. Carter, Executive Director

Watch This Spot!

Judy Zimny, Chief Program Development Officer

This month’s video clip from the PD Online course Formative Assessment:

Gary Bloom, Art Director

Deepening Understanding shows how a teacher guides students

ronald S. Brandt, Executive Editor Emeritus

to self-assess their work.

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